WebMD Feature Archive. As a symptom of illness, sore throat rivals fatigue for being both commonplace and a potential sign of catastrophe. Usually, having a sore throat is nothing to worry about -- most are caused by cold and flu germs. In rare cases, however, a sore throat can signal something much more serious. One of the first symptoms of infection caused by the dreaded ebola virus, for example, is a sore throat. And strep bacteria, a common cause of sore throat, especially in children, can spread like wildfire if it gets into the blood, damaging the liver, brain, kidneys, and other organs.
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Drug Schedules: All medications and chemicals used to make drugs are classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency into five categories. These determine the drugâs purpose and medical use for effectively keeping nonmedical drugs out of pharmaceutical preparations.